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As of 11/2/08

Dead Americans : 4189

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
Over 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 314

Dead Iraqis
1,284,105

As of 10/1/08

Dead Americans : 4176

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
Over 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 314

Dead Iraqis
1,273,378

As of 9/1/08

Dead Americans : 4151

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
Over 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 314

Dead Iraqis
1,255,026

As of 8/1/08

Dead Americans : 4127

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 314

Dead Iraqis
1,225,898

As of 7/1/08

Dead Americans : 4113

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 314

Dead Iraqis
1,251,944

As of 6/1/08

Dead Americans : 4087

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 312

Dead Iraqis
1,219,596

As of 5/1/08

Dead Americans : 4063

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 309

Dead Iraqis
1,205,025

As of 4/1/08

Dead Americans : 4008

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 309

Dead Iraqis
1,194,935

As of 3/1/08

Dead Americans : 3973

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 307

Dead Iraqis
1,173,743

As of 2/1/08

Dead Americans : 3943

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 307

Dead Iraqis
1,139,602

As of 1/1/08

Dead Americans : 3902

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 307

Dead Iraqis
1,168,058

As of 12/1/08

Dead Americans : 3881

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 306

Dead Iraqis
1,122,406

As of 11/1/07

Dead Americans : 3,842

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 303

Dead Iraqis
1,099,972

As of 10/1/07

Dead Americans : 3,803

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 300

Dead Iraqis
Over 655,000 since the war began

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 81,107

As of 9/1/07

Dead Americans : 3,739

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 297

Dead Iraqis
Over 655,000 since the war began

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 77,555

As of 8/1/07

Dead Americans : 3,651

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 292

Dead Iraqis
Over 655,000 since the war began

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 74,403

As of 7/1/07

Dead Americans : 3,578

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 284

Dead Iraqis
655,000 since the war began

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 73,120

As of 6/1/07

Dead Americans : 3,475

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 276

Dead Iraqis
655,000 since the war began

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 70,815

As of 5/1/07

Dead Americans : 3351

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 271

Dead Iraqis
(Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) :
655,000 since the war began.

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 68593

As of 4/1/07

Dead Americans : 3246

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 258

Dead Iraqis
(Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) :
655,000 since the war began.

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 66280

As of 3/2//07

Dead Americans : 3162

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23,000 - 100,000

Dead Coalition Troops : 256

Dead Iraqis
(Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) :
655,000 since the war began.

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 62985

As of 2/2/07

Dead Americans : 3085

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23000 - 100000

Dead Coalition Troops : 253

Dead Iraqis
(Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) :
655,000 since the war began.

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 61060

As of 1/1/07

Dead Americans : 3002

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
23000 - 100000

Dead Coalition Troops : 239

Dead Iraqis
(Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) :
655,000 since the war began.

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 57980

As of 12/1/06

Dead Americans : 2884

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
22000 - 100000

Dead Coalition Troops : 239

Dead Iraqis (Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) : way over 110,000 and still counting

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 54351

As of 11/1/06

Dead Americans : 2816

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
22000 - 100000

Dead Coalition Troops : 232

Dead Iraqis (Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) : way over 110,000 and still counting

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 49938

As of 10/1/06

Dead Americans : 2711

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
20000 - 48100

Dead Coalition Troops : 232

Dead Iraqis (Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) : way over 110,000 and still counting

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 48343

As of 9/1/06

Dead Americans : 2642

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
20000 - 48100

Dead Coalition Troops : 230

Dead Iraqis (Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) : way over 110,000 and still counting

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 45613

As of 8/1/06

Dead Americans : 2583

Wounded Americans :
(Estimated)
20000 - 48100

Dead Coalition Troops : 227

Dead Iraqis (Source : The British Medical Journal, The Lancet) : way over 110,000 and still counting

Dead Iraqi Civilians : 44191

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11/19/08 - POLITICS

Bush Administration Moves to Protect Key Appointees (washingtonpost)
The transfer of political appointees into permanent federal positions, called "burrowing" will deprive the incoming Obama administration of the chance to install its preferred appointees in some key jobs.

Senators Urge Bush To Halt Job Shifts... Officials Deny Sheltering Appointees (washingtonpost)
Democrats in the Senate called on President Bush to halt any effort by his administration to place political appointees in career jobs just weeks before his team leaves office.

Bush 'burrowing' Political appointees into federal civil service before Obama takes power (usatoday)

Bushies Burrowing Into Career Posts At Interior, Other Departments (talkingpointsmemo)

11/19/08

Obama visits rivals before picking Cabinet (usatoday0

President-elect Obama reaches out to former rivals (ap)

11/19/08

Obama’s White House Hires Reflect Respect for Hill (cqpolitics)

11/19/08

Holder is Obama's top choice for attorney general (ap)

11/19/08

Obama Meets With McCain in Chicago (nytimes)

Obama, McCain vow to work on D.C.'s 'bad habits' (ap)

Obama, McCain discuss need for 'new era of reform' (cnn)

Obama and McCain meet amid bipartisan symbolism (csmonitor)

11/19/08

Congress returns and so do political fissures (time)

11/19/08

The Next RNC Chair: Captain Of The GOP Titanic? (huffingtonpost)

11/19/08

Massachusetts Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy back on the Hill (cnn)

11/19/08

Stevens loses Alaska Senate race (ap)

Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses His Senate Race (nytimes)

11/19/08

McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair (ap)

Democrats opt not to reprimand Joe Lieberman (latimes)

11/19/08

Uproar over federal drilling leases next to parks (ap)

11/19/08

Bush urges religious freedom at gathering (mysanantonio)

Just as long as it's the right religion... Wink, wink!

11/19/08

Priest: Repent for Obama vote (cnn)
A Greenville, South Carolina priest is asking his parishoners to repent for voting for Barack Obama.

11/19/08

Obama tries to savor near-normalcy before Jan. 20 (ap)

11/19/08

Obamas won't get puppy before White House move (ap)

11/19/08

11/19/08 - THE MIDEAST CRISIS & TERRORISM

Obama vows to exit Iraq and rebuild US 'moral stature' (afp)

11/19/08

US-Iraq pact poses test for Iraq's security forces (ap)

11/19/08

Main provisions of US-Iraq security pact (ap)

11/19/08

Top US officer comfortable with Iraq security deal (ap)

11/19/08

Iran judiciary chief lauds US-Iraqi security pact (ap)

11/19/08

Obama advisers: No charges likely vs interrogators (ap)

Obama unlikely to press for torture prosecutions (examiner)

11/19/08

Taliban reject Afghan president's offer for talks (ap)

No sign from Mullah Omar, Taliban on reconciliation: US (afp)

In related news...

Afghan Overture: Behind Karzai's Appeal to Mullah Omar (time)

11/19/08

US supply trucks get armed escorts in Pakistan (ap)

11/19/08

Rice, Gadhafi's son to meet, officials say (cnn)

11/19/08

New Blackwater Iraq Scandal: Guns, Silencers and Dog Food (abcnews)
Ex-employees Tell ABC News the Firm Used Dog Food Sacks to Smuggle Unauthorized Weapons to Iraq

11/19/08

Informant: 5 spoke little about attacking Fort Dix (ap)

11/19/08

Iraq earmarks $3 billion for Baghdad subway (ap)

11/19/08

11/19/08 - THE ECONOMY

Europeans cheer G20 summit, eye implementation (forbes)

11/19/08

Flurry Of Firms Apply For US Treasury Funds By Friday Deadline (cnn)

11/19/08

Democrats' Push for Full-Scale Stimulus Stalled Until Jan. 20 (washingtonpost)

11/19/08

Hill sources: Treasury won't use full bailout (ap)

11/19/08

Prices May Have Tumbled as Economy Sank: U.S. Economy Preview (bloomberg)

11/19/08

Chart from11/18/08

Stocks fight back (cnn)
Wall Street ends a volatile session with gains

Wall Street pulls off final-hour rebound (ap)

11/19/08

Big 3 carmakers beg for $25B, warn of catastrophe (ap)

Congress, White House race clock on automaker rescue (reuters)

Battle over Big Three bailout looms in lame-duck Congress (cnn)

11/19/08

Auto bailout would grant $25B in loans, limit pay (ap)

11/19/08

OPEC head: oil production cuts unlikely this month (ap)

11/19/08

50 percent more US children went hungry in 2007 (ap)

11/19/08

Industrial output posts rebound in October (ap)

11/19/08

College closings rare, but could rise in downturn (ap)

So explain this...

Most College Presidents' Pay Climbing (wsj)

College payday: presidents' salaries up last year (chicagotribune)

11/19/08

11/19/08 - SOCIAL, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SOME GENERAL SILLINESS

OUTER SPACE EDITION:

Not giving up the ghost: Mars Spirit rover lives (ap)

11/19/08

Now in Sight: Far-Off Planets (nytimes)

First fuzzy photos of planets outside solar system (ap)

Astronomers capture first images of new planets (cnn)

In a First, Astronomers Report Viewing Planets of Other Suns (washingtonpost)

11/19/08

Astonauts Will Drink WHAT? (cnn)
NASA recycles sweat, urine to drink

11/19/08

Astronauts inspect space shuttle for any damage (ap)

Astronauts inspect space shuttle on way to station (reuters)

11/19/08

India celebrates planting its flag on moon (ap)

11/19/08

Shuttle takes comforts of home to space station (cnn)

11/19/08

Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station (ap)

11/19/08

Long-lost lunar photos get another day in the sun (ap)

11/19/08

11/18/08 - POLITICS

Obama Lays OutTop Priorities

Obama: Economy, Security Top Priorities (voanews)

Security, economy are priorities, Obama tells CBS (ap)

Obama, on '60 Minutes,' talks about the challenges ahead (latimes)

11/18/08

Financial overhaul added to Obama's to-do list (ap)

Obama says aiding economy trumps budget deficit (reuters)

Obama Says U.S. Will Do `Whatever It Takes' to Revive Economy (bloomberg)

11/18/08

Economic Crisis Boils Democratic Message Down to Jobs (washingtonpost)
Health Care, Energy Still Part of Agenda

11/18/08

Obama's ball as G-20 punts on global market (politico)

11/18/08

The Obama era's new liberal order (time)

11/18/08

First-time voters look to Obama to restore American dream (cnn)

11/18/08

Obama's Letter to the People of Illinois (talkingpointsmemo)
Obama Officially Resigns From Senate, Thanks People of Illinois

11/18/08

Giuliani leaves option open for NY governor run (ap)

Giuliani won't rule out runs for NY governor or president (cnn)

11/18/08

Republicans ask: Just how bad is it? (politico)

11/18/08

Clinton as top US diplomat? OK by top GOP senator (ap)

Republicans praise idea of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State (cnn)

11/18/08

Bill Clinton could pose Cabinet problem (cnn)

Clinton Vetting Includes Look at Mr. Clinton (nytimes)

11/18/08

The Note: Dream of Rivals (abcnews)
If Hillary Answers Obama's Calls, Does The Ringing Drown Out All Else?

11/18/08

Obama staff combines DC with Chicago (ap)

Obama brings the Chicago crowd to do his business in DC (mcclatchydc)

11/18/08

69% of GOP Voters Say Palin Helped McCain (rasmussenreports)

You Bet'cha! Yet thankfully...

No Clamoring for Palin to Become a National Political Figure (gallup)

11/18/08

Right-leaning media brace for shutout (politico)

11/18/08

Two white teens arrested in alleged election night attack on black Muslim teen on Staten Island (nydailynews)

11/18/08

11/18/08 - THE MIDEAST CRISIS & TERRORISM

Hill Democrats Wait for Obama Stance on Interrogation Standards (cqpolitics)

11/18/08

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,200 (ap)

11/18/08

Car bombing in Iraq kills 14 (cnn)

Suicide car bomb kills 15 in Iraq: police (afp)

11/18/08

Iraqi government starts paying Sunni fighters (ap)

11/18/08

Iraqi cleric calls for peaceful mass protest against U.S. (cnn)

11/18/08

Feds draft indictment against Blackwater guards (ap)

Feds near decision on indictments in Blackwater case (cnn)

11/18/08

Obama urged to review use of private firms in war (guardian)

11/18/08

Iranian VP under fire for 'insulting Koran' (afp)

11/18/08

Five Taliban militants killed in Pakistan (afp)

11/18/08

Kabul revamps policies to win over insurgents (ft)

Security for any Afghan Taliban talks, Karzai says (talkingpointsmemo)

11/18/08

Truck ban hampers supply line to US in Afghanistan (ap)

11/18/08

Afghan drugs lab destroyed by troops (dawn)

11/18/08

11/18/08 - THE ECONOMY

Week ahead: Weathering bad news (cnn)
Get ready for economic news and financial results from Home Depot and other stores. Congress will debate the future of the automakers.

11/18/08

U.S. in recession, jobless to peak at 7.5 pct: survey (reuters)
The U.S. economy is in recession and will contract at a faster pace in the fourth quarter, extending the decline into early 2009 as high unemployment crimps consumer spending

Credit crisis sends economic forecasters' views downhill fast (usatoday)

U.S. Recession to Extend Into 2009, Business Economists Say (bloomberg)

11/18/08

Japan - world's No. 2 economy - in recession (cnn)

Japan slides into recession, 1st time since 2001 (ap)

Japan, Hong Kong Fall Into Recession (bloomberg)

11/18/08

China gives no sign of bailout help after summit (ap)

11/18/08

Chart from11/17/08

Stocks finish lower as recession worries deepen (ap)

U.S. Stocks Close Lower As Global Economy Weighs (cnn)

11/18/08

Crash of US carmakers risks three million jobs (guardian)

11/18/08

Showdown looming in Congress over automaker rescue (ap)

11/18/08

Obama: No 'blank check' for auto industry (cnn)

11/18/08

Experts: Supplier woes put auto industry in danger (ap)

11/18/08

Paulson’s reputation takes a hit (chron)

11/18/08

Dear Obama: Send loans fast (cnn)
The government can spark spending and preserve jobs by getting small businesses the financing they need to survive.

11/18/08

Gas price drop: 60 days straight (cnn)
National average price for gallon of gasoline falls to $2.105. Peak was $4.114 in July.

11/18/08

11/18/08 - SOCIAL, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SOME GENERAL SILLINESS

Allergists' dander up about Obama quest for dog (ap)

11/18/08

Atheist Billboards To Debut During Holidays (thedenverchannel)
Message Questions Existence Of God

11/18/08

Gov't nixes forest experiments; scientists upset (ap)

11/18/08

U.S. undercuts clean-air rule (chicagotribune)
Under a White House change, fewer companies will be monitored for lead emissions

Court rules for Navy in dispute over sonar, whales (ap)

11/18/08

PETA Wants Higher Insurance Premiums For Meat Eaters (wptz)
Animals Rights Group Approaches Blue Cross Blue Shield

11/18/08

Behind the Scenes: Saluting a female general (cnn)

Dunwoody becomes first female four-star general (ap)

Historic First: Woman Becomes US Four-Star General (voanews)

11/18/08

Deaths uncounted in China's tainted milk scandal (ap)

11/18/08

11/17/08 - POLITICS

IS THIS THE REAL AMERICA...?

Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.

Wave of racial incidents follows victory (theherald)

Rising hate crime a national shame (nydailynews)

Obama election spurs race crimes around country (ap)

Obama has more threats than other presidents-elect (ap)

Obama Victory Draws Bigots Out of the Woodwork (shortnews)

11/17/08

President-elect Obama reaches out to former rivals (ap)

11/17/08

Absent Obama still a presence in the capital (ap)

11/17/08

What course for McCain, now back in the Senate? (ap)

11/17/08

Whose President Is He Anyway? (nytimes)
Now that the campaign is over, Barack Obama’s first moves are being watched closely for signals about who he feels most accountable to.

11/17/08

Obama weighs Clinton, Richardson as sec. of state (ap)

11/17/08

Exclusive: Gregory Craig to be White House counsel (politico)

11/17/08

Obama names veteran congressional aide Philip Schiliro to staff (ap)

11/17/08

Obama Pledges to Appoint Republican to Cabinet (nytimes)

11/17/08

Russia 'pinning hopes on Obama' (bbc)

Medvedev calls for talks with Obama (ap)

Russian president eager to talk with Obama (cnn)

Medvedev Hopeful on U.S.-Russia Ties (washingtonpost)

11/17/08

Commentary: Why U.S. has two half-presidents (cnn)

11/17/08

RNC fundraising appeal accuses Democrats of theft in Senate races (cnn)

Cry me a river a$$hole!

11/17/08

Husband's foreign deals may pose issue for Clinton (ap)

11/17/08

The Wild Wordsmith of Wasilla (nytimes)
The serial syntax-killer from Wasilla High

11/17/08

Obamas will adopt, rather than buy, a dog (mercurynews)

11/17/08

Obama daughters asked to appear on "Hannah Montana" (reuters)

11/17/08

11/17/08 - THE MIDEAST CRISIS & TERRORISM

Obama could change dynamics in the Arab world (latimes)

How the new US president can win a lasting Middle East peace (dailystar)

11/17/08

THE END IS IN SIGHT!!!!!

Iraq's government approves security pact with US (ap)

Iraq cabinet backs pact giving U.S. troops 3 years (reuters)

Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout (nytimes)

But...

Hardline Iraqi cleric bids to kill US pact in parliament (afp)

11/17/08

US military: 5 militants killed in Afghanistan (ap)

11/17/08

No clue to kidnapped Afghan, Iranian diplomats (thenews)

11/17/08

2 U.S. soldiers wounded in Afghanistan (cnn)
Car bomber targets convoy in Afghanistan

11/17/08

On the front line in war on Pakistan's Taliban (guardian)
High in the mountainous north west provinces of Pakistan, government forces are waging a bitter war against Taliban militants who have made the region a stronghold